Eye-opener Chef

Last week, in front of 4 million television viewers and a studio
audience, Chef Jamie Oliver killed a chicken according to the UK's
humane slaughter standards. He claims he wanted his audience to confront
reality. Although he has been criticized by animal advocates, Chef
Oliver, might be reaching the conscience of viewers. During his shows he
suffocated a clutch of male chicks according to standard egg industry
procedure, in a chamber of carbon dioxide; stuffed birds into the
crowded, filthy “battery” cages that house 95 percent of the country’s
chickens, and showed a computer-altered baby picture of himself, grossly
engorged to represent the rapid growth of a baby chick on a factory
farm.

If more people were aware, and watched first hand what animals raised
for food go through, many more would forgo eating animal products.
Sharing information about the inherent cruelty of raising animals for
food and of the benefits of a plant-based diet would help people make
informed, compassionate decisions.